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W. CROWSEN, "10F WESTFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR To HIMSELFANDSTEPHEN' MASSEY,-' ,QF SAMEPLAOE.

im Patent No. 104,433, time Jane 21, 1870.

IMPROVED Mansion 0:" covnnm wmrs;

-The sqhednl eireferrea to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

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,- Nature and {Object of the Invention.

My invention consists inthe application of a covera ing of raw gntta-percha towhip-stocks, for the pnrpose of forminga flexible, durable, and water-proof j protection for the stock. a

General Description, My invention consistsfgenerally in the application of a coat of melted gutta-percba to the outside of a l a f whip-stock fo'rrned'of whale bone, rattan, or other similar and' -snitable material, and the process of applical'b tion is as follows r The gutta-percha, in its hargl state, isplaceii -in a i pan surrounded by water in an outside pan or kettle. 9 The water is then brought to' the boiling point, and

the gutta-percha melts, and becornes liqnid. A coat" of the proper thickness is-thenflpplied, by means of a brush, to the whip-stock, and is hardened and combined together by rolling between two slabs of stone or other smooth surfaces.

- In this manner the stock is completely enveloped by-thegutta-percha, and thus thoroughly protected by a water-proof covering evenly and smoothly dis tributed over the entire surface of thewhip, which is perfectly flexible, and has a goon surface, upon which varnish maybe applied, if desired, to produce a finer finish.

Claim.

: r. I claim a'whip-stock covered'with raw 'gutta-percha,

substantially in the 'inanner described.

, VE LENUS W. GROW-SEN.

Witnesses: l y

J. B. GARDINER, Hq'B; Srnvnrvs. 

